Overview

Shared meals will provide emergency support, school meals, nutrition assistance and support resilience projects.

Around 25 million Filipinos are living below the poverty threshold with malnutrition being one of the biggest problems. Over a quarter of children in the Philippines are stunted — meaning they have not been able to grow or develop properly. One of the most natural disaster-prone countries in the world, the Philippines faces frequent climate shocks, worsening food security. The World Food Programme is on the ground supporting the Government in achieving food and nutrition security in the Philippines. One method is the e-voucher programme. Each voucher is loaded with US$55 (PHP 3,000) which families can use to purchase nutritious food from selected shops. WFP is also supporting the national school meals programme — working with smallholder farmers to provide schoolchildren with nutritious, locally-sourced food. Finally, WFP is supporting vulnerable communities affected by climate disasters with innovative technology to help them prepare and respond to shocks.